Smiths Row - Columbus, IN

Visited this excellent establishment last weekend.

Atmosphere: Very clean with nice rich, dark decorations and lighting. Very good for a formal "mood"

Service: Prompt and complete. Everything was served and cleared in an efficient and friendly manner.

Food: 7.5/10. He's the long story: We had visited once before and had experienced very poor service, and even worse food. Nobody knew who our waiter was, and during the 2 hours there, drink refills did not happen and my "well done" steak came out bloody and cold, twice, before it was put in a microwave. Not what I had hoped for in a $20 steak. In the end, that night wasn't so bad as we didn't have to pay for the food we didn't eat, so just drinks and appetizers (though I thought that should have been comped too for the loos of time, and fact that we still went somewhere AFTER that to actually get edible food, but oh well).
This time, service was excellent, and the food was pretty good. Still nothing to shout about, but much better. The duck was very tender, cut with a fork tender. A little more fat still on it than I'd like normally, but passable. The steak my wife ordered was very good. The bruschetta and shrimp appetizers were also very well prepared and served just in time. It was a very pleasant evening, and I'd do it again. We were very skeptical after the first time, but were sure it had to be better and we had caught them on an off night. To our pleasure, we were correct.

If you're a wine lover, they have a decent list. Not as much sold by the glass as by the bottle, but it could definitely be a good time for an evening with friends.